David Swanson: Non-VIolent Catholic Protester Sentenced to Six Months in Prison

Nonviolent Protester of Drone Wars Sentenced to Federal Prison Catholic Worker Brian Terrell of Maloy, Iowa has been sentenced to serves 6 months in a federal prison for his witness against the use of drone warfare.Below is a message from Brian and his statement before the court.Friends, We are just out of court. I have …

Chuck Spinny: Variations on a Theme – Faux Democracy

In this first provocative essay, the historian Norman Pollack* explains why he thinks fascism with a thuggish face might be preferable to the silky corporatism of the neo-liberal deep state**  An interesting review/critique of Pollack most well-known book can be found here.  ** the “deep state” is a term coined by the Turks and used by …

Steven Aftergood: DSB Concludes Violent Behavior Cannot be Reliably Predicted – Does Not Address Larger Issue of Extreme Cognitive Dissonance Inspiring Suicides and Random Violence

VIOLENT BEHAVIOR CANNOT BE RELIABLY PREDICTED, PANEL SAYS The outbreak of violence by individuals who seek to harm other persons or institutions cannot be reliably predicted today, the Defense Science Board said in a new report to the Secretary of Defense.  Instead, efforts to counter violence should focus on prevention and mitigation of the threat. …

Mini-Me: Fukushima Impact on US West Coast – Keeping the Truth Off the Table….+ Fukushima / Nuclear Meta-RECAP

Huh? Impact to US West Coast from Fukushima disaster likely larger than anticipated, several reports indicate Non-naturally occurring radionuclides from the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant’s triple meltdown last year radioactively contaminated the entire northern hemisphere within days and the US west coast bore a significant brunt of so called hot particles, an independent scientific paper …

Reflections on Inspectors General

Short URL:  http://tinyurl.com/Steele-IG Executive Reading (Printable 10-Pages): 2013 Steele Reflections on Inspectors-General 1.7 Updated 6 October 2012 Version 1.7 When I was selected for an interview to be the Defense Intelligence Senior Leader (DISL) for Human Intelligence (HUMINT) at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), it was General Ron Burgess, USA  and Ms. Tish Long that …

Mini-Me: CIA Loses Official Cover Site in Benghazi — No Plan B + RECAP

Huh? Deadly Attack in Libya Was Major Blow to C.I.A. Efforts By ERIC SCHMITT, HELENE COOPER and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT WASHINGTON — The attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans has dealt the Central Intelligence Agency a major setback in its intelligence-gathering efforts at a time of increasing …